He earned a degree in musical theater from Syracuse University before making hisshow business debut in the play "Carousel." Diggs would go on to portray Benny, the evil landlord in "Rent" andWinston Shakespeare in "How Stella Got Her Groove Back."

Diggs would later marryIdina Menzel at the same Jamaican resort where How Stella Got Her Groove Back was filmed.

From 2007 to 2012, Diggs played Dr. Sam Bennett on the television show Private Practice. This year, he's scheduled to appear in the comedy "Baggage Claim" and the drama "The Trials of Cate McCall."